Jon Gosselin is giving an replace on the place he stands with ex-wife Kate Gosselin and their eight kids.
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum, 47, shared on the Dom Nati Show that he has not spoken to Kate since 2018 however his girlfriend Stephanie Lebo has talked along with her and their kids together with sextuplets, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel in addition to twins, Mady and Cara.
“She’s utterly built-in in my youngsters’ lives,” Jon revealed. “So the children that reside with me now are Hannah and Collin. Hannah simply went to go to her siblings. I do know that Steph has talked to Kate, and I do know Steph has talked to my different youngsters, similar to by way of FaceTime, by way of Hannah’s telephone and stuff.”
“The whole lot appears copacetic,” he added. “My different youngsters have not talked to me, although, so perhaps it is simply simpler to speak to somebody that is with me, however not me.”
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He famous that he considers himself to be “a fairly open particular person” however realizes his kids could also be extra snug speaking to Lebo.
“I simply really feel that perhaps underneath the scrutiny of every part that transpired, that it’d simply be simpler for them to speak to a 3rd get together person that’s completely built-in into my life,” he shared.
When requested if Lebo and Kate converse typically, he clarified, “I feel they only stated hello or one thing like that, simply to be like, ‘Hey.’ I feel Kate and Steph simply wished [to say] ‘Hey, I am together with your daughter’ [or] ‘Hey, you are with my daughter.’”
The previous actuality star shared that his ex-wife views him and Lebo as “a long run relationship,” suggesting, “So perhaps she simply wished to know the girl that is influencing her youngster, or kids…Perhaps she’s simply involved, nevertheless it occurred.”
He added his estranged kids have talked with Lebo “a couple of times,” including, “It’s not like a full on dialog, extra of an introduction.
Kate didn’t instantly return PEOPLE’s request for remark.
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Jon additionally shares that he plans to pop the query to Lebo by Thanksgiving.
When requested if he had a plan for the proposal, he responded, “I do. It’s a shock. All her associates preserve asking me. She sort of hints at it and stuff like that. However I simply wish to sort of make it intimate and personal, after which I am going to make it public.”
Jon additionally shared that he expects that every one eight of his kids might be invited to the marriage.
“I don’t see why they would not get an invitation,” he shared. “Whether or not they come or not, that is going to be as much as them, since they’re adults now, they usually could make their very own grownup choices.”
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In April, Jon informed PEOPLE that he deliberate to suggest to his girlfriend inside a yr.
“I am with my lady, she actually helps me,” he stated, explaining how his associate has been there for his profession milestones. “However she does not actually wish to be within the public eye so she does not come to purple carpet occasions and people sorts of issues.”
“It is totally different,” Gosselin famous of her need for privateness. “She understands my profession and the place I wish to be, and he or she simply desires to simply be with me and have her profession as nicely.”
When requested if he believed the couple would go a distance, the previous actuality star stated that she is “the one” and he plans to “definitely” suggest within the yr.
